Small, D.(University of Canterbury. School of Educational Studies and Human Development, 1999)

In the early eighties, it was the chosen setting for a film called 'The Closest Island to Paradise'. In the mid-eighties, the yacht used by the French commandos who blew up the Rainbow Warrior carried its name. In the late ...

The role of parents as a positive influence on children’s attitudes towards, and participation in, physical
activity through their support, encouragement, provision of opportunities to participate and through parents’
own ...

Rietveld, C.M.(University of Canterbury. School of Educational Studies and Human Development., 2003)

The aim of this paper is to illustrate how four children with Down Syndrome (DS)
experienced inclusion in their respective preschool and school settings during their
transitions to school, and the kinds of parent, ...

Snape, P.; Fox-Turnbull, W.(University of Canterbury. School of Sciences and Physical Education, 2009)

To meet the intentions of the New Zealand Curriculum 2007 teachers must critically
reflect on their role and their ideas of what is ‘best practice’ for teaching and
learning in the twenty-first century. In this post-modern ...

Culpan, I.(University of Canterbury. School of Sport &Physical Education, 2015)

Physical education, sport and everyday living, no matter in which cultural context, has at its centrality physical activity. The concept of movement, whether one understands it as a social construct or originating from an ...

The purpose of this paper is to report on a small pilot study in which an heuristic was used to enable principals to reflect on the confidence they have in their existing leadership knowledge and how they might add to that ...

It is a concern that more than 30% of New Zealand teachers are leaving the profession within the first five years of teaching. The Teachers of Promise project (2004-2008) is one research initiative within New Zealand that ...

Guerin, A.P.(University of Canterbury. School of Educational Studies and Human Development, 2011)

As a teacher researcher examining issues within inclusive teaching practice I have utilized a participatory action research (PAR) approach within both my Masters and PhD research projects. The PAR approach promotes ...

Davis, N.; Fletcher, J.; Groundwater–Smith, S.; Macfarlane, A.(University of Canterbury. College of EducationUniversity of Canterbury. School of Literacies and Arts in Education, 2009)

In May 2009 a group of researchers in the field of education established the New Zealand
Collaborative Action and Research Network (NZCA&RN) hub through the medium of an
invited research symposium and associated Blog ...

Gunn, A.C.(University of Canterbury. School of Educational Studies and Human Development., 2005)

A cornerstone of early years teachers’ work is their ability to develop partnerships with diverse families which are beneficial to young children’s educational experiences. But just acknowledging that partnerships are ...

Bruce, J.(University of Canterbury. School of Sciences and Physical Education, 2008)

Schools have historically been sites of divisioning; dualistically positioned.
Schools for the most part, exist in isolation from the communities they serve.
Fences are a symbolic representation of this separation. The ...